Mount Roe National Park is a national park in the Great Southern Region of

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. It was designated in 2004, and covers an area of 1278 km².

Geography

The park covers an area of 1277.26 km². It is bounded on the north west by Lake Muir National Park, on the west by Mount Frankland North and

Mount Frankland National Park Mount Frankland National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, south of Perth. The park is part of the larger Walpole Wilderness Area that was established in 2004, an international biodiversity hotspot. Geogra ...

s, on the south west by

Mount Frankland South National Park Mount Frankland South National Park is a national park in Western Australia. It lies mostly in the South West Region, with the eastern portion in Great Southern Region. It was designated in 2004, and covers an area of 422.99 km2. It is part ...

, and on the south east by Mount Lindesay National Park. Mount Roe (357 m) is a large granite outcrop near the western edge of the park. It was named in 1829 by Dr.

Thomas Braidwood Wilson Thomas Braidwood Wilson FRGS (bapt. 29 April 1792 – 11 November 1843) was an Australian surgeon and explorer. He was baptised in Kirknewton, West Lothian, Scotland, the son of James, and Catherine Boak. Sea voyages Wilson studied at Edinbur ...

after

John Septimus Roe John Septimus Roe (8 May 1797 – 28 May 1878) was the first Surveyor-General of Western Australia. He was a renowned explorer, a member of Western Australia's legislative and executive councils for nearly 40 years, but also a participant in ...

, the first

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."Mount Roe National Park". Parks and Wildlife Service, Government of Western Australia. Accessed 30 April 2022

/ref> The Frankland River (Western Australia), Frankland River flows from north to south through the eastern portion of the park. The Kent River flows through the central portion of the park.

Flora and fauna

Plant communities in the park include old-growth

jarrah ''Eucalyptus marginata'', commonly known as jarrah, djarraly in Noongar language and historically as Swan River mahogany, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a tree with rou ...

(''Eucalyptus marginata'') forests, shrublands and heath, and wetlands. It straddles two ecoregions – the Jarrah-Karri forest and shrublands cover the southern portion of the park and extend to the coast, and Southwest Australia woodlands cover the central and northern portions of the park."Mount Roe". DOPA Explorer. Accessed 30 April 2022
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Conservation

The park is part of the

Walpole Wilderness Area The Walpole Wilderness Area is a group of conservation reserves on the south coast of Western Australia. The area includes vast tracts of jarrah, red tingle and karri forests surrounding granite peaks, rivers, heathlands, and wetlands. Coasta ...

. It is managed to protect its wilderness values and there are no recreation sites within the park.

References

External links

Mount Roe National Park
Parks and Wildlife Service, Government of Western Australia. {{National Parks of Western Australia National parks of Western Australia Great Southern (Western Australia) Southwest Australia Protected areas established in 2004 2004 establishments in Australia